Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Sunaina Dumala grieves
near the body of her husband Srinivas Kuchibhotla at their residence on
the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Feb.28, 2017. Hundreds of
grieving family and friends tearfully mourned the 32-year-old engineer
in his southern Indian hometown Tuesday after he was killed in an
apparently racially motivated shooting in a crowded Kansas bar..: photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP, 28 February 2017

Sunaina Dumala grieves
near the body of her husband Srinivas Kuchibhotla at their residence on
the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Feb.28, 2017. Hundreds of
grieving family and friends tearfully mourned the 32-year-old engineer
in his southern Indian hometown Tuesday after he was killed in an
apparently racially motivated shooting in a crowded Kansas bar.: photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP, 28 February 2017

CHINA - Two men sleep on a grass field in front of the Shanghai South Railway Station. Photo @johaynz #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffard AFP, 28 February 2017

Indian passengers hang onto a train as it departs from a station on the outskirts of New Delhi. @AFPphoto #India #dailylife: image via Prakash Singh @PrakashAFP, 28 February 2017

Indian
passengers hang onto a train as it departs from a station on the
outskirts of New Delhi, India. Photo @PrakashAFP: image via Aurelia
BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 28 February 2017

Indian
passengers hang onto a train as it departs from a station on the
outskirts of New Delhi. @AFPphoto #India #dailylife @PrakashAFP: image via Prakash Singh @PrakashAFP, 28 February 2017

Indian
passengers hang onto a train as it departs from a station on the
outskirts of New Delhi, India. Photo @PrakashAFP: image via Aurelia
BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 28 February 2017

Indian
passengers hang onto a train as it departs from a station on the
outskirts of New Delhi, India. Photo @PrakashAFP: image via Aurelia
BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 28 February 2017

INDIA
- A milkman waits for customer as a street salesman prepares paan for
sale in the old quarters of New Delhi. Photo @PrakashAFP #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 27 February 2017

INDIA - Indian firefighters work to control a fire that broke out in a
three-storey century-old building in Kolkata. Photo @Dibyangshus #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 27 February 2017

Protesters take part in
a No Ban, No Wall rally to support the rights of immigrants and oppose a
border wall and support sanctuary cities, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at
the State Capitol in Austin, Texas.: photo by Eric Gay/AP, 28 February 2017

MEXICO
- An activist paint the wall between the US & Mexico during a demo
against US President Trump in Ciudad Juarez. Photo by Herika Martinez: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffard AFP, 28 February 2017

President Donald Trump,
flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of
Wis., gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017,
before his address to a joint session of Congress.: photo by Pablo
Martinez Monsivais/AP, 8 February 2017

Visitors to the
National September 11 memorial peak into the museum, Tuesday, Feb. 28,
2017, in New York.: photo by Mary Altaffer/AP, 28 February 2017

A world beyond the gold and marble towers

An Afghan health worker
vaccinates a child as part of a campaign to eliminate polio on the
outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017.: photo by Rahmat Gul/AP, 28 February 2017

An Iraqi Federal
policeman gives water to one of two handcuffed suspected Islamic State
militants after they were arrested inside their home on the western side
of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 27. 2017.: photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP, 27 February 2017

A Kashmiri fisherman
repairs his fishing net on the banks of a river in Srinagar, Indian
controlled Kashmir, Monday, Feb 27, 2017. Kashmir is a green,
saucer-shaped valley surrounded by snowy mountain ranges with over
hundred lakes dotting its highlands and plains.: photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP, 27 February 2017

Indian Hindu holy men
feed their elephant on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Monday, Feb.27,
2017. The holy men parade the elephant through the streets to bless
devotees in return for alms. The elephant is sacred to Hindu devotees
who consider it the living incarnation of Hindu god Ganesha.: photo by Channi Anand/AP, 27 February 2017)

Young #migrants survive on their own in Serbia: A photo essay by @AssociatedPress photographer @Muheisen81: image via Eric Bandy @ericfbandy, 22 February 2017

Young migrants survive on their own in Serbia: Muhammad Muheisen/AP Photos, 22 February 2017

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — In an abandoned warehouse in the Serbian
capital of Belgrade, Rasool, a 12-year-old from Jalalabad, Afghanistan,
has spent the last six months sleeping on the ground, warming himself by
fires, showering with cold water and eating meals distributed by aid
groups.

"This place is so cold and dirty, the smoke from burning fires hurts
my eyes and lungs," he said. "I close my eyes every night and open them
in the morning wishing to hear from my elder friends that the border is
open and leave to be with my cousins in London."

He's among dozens of minors, mostly from Afghanistan and Pakistan,
living in the warehouse with hundreds of other, older migrants. Their
parents sent them alone to Europe in search of better futures, but they
have been stuck in Serbia, unable to cross the heavily guarded borders
of neighboring EU nations Croatia and Hungary.

Governments along the so-called Balkan migration route last year
closed down their borders as part of efforts to stem a huge influx of
migrants. Previously, people arrived by boat or land from Turkey, then
could walk or take trains or buses and cross borders freely from eastern
Europe to destinations in western Europe.

Since borders closed last March, thousands of migrants have been
stranded in Serbia, waiting for them to reopen or trying to scrape
together enough money to pay smugglers to take them.

Rasool says his mother and father supported his efforts to leave
Afghanistan because the Taliban made it unsafe and he wanted to study
and have a peaceful life.

"I miss my parents so much," he said.

Liaqat, a 12-year-old from Khogyani, Afghanistan, said he left nine
months ago, traveling to Pakistan and then on through Iran, Turkey and
Bulgaria before arriving in Serbia. He and three new friends do
everything together, and he's learned how to cook.

"If we don't cook ourselves we will be hungry," he said, stirring
rice, potatoes and onions over the fire. "I am hoping to reach Belgium
if they open the border, a beautiful country where I can be safe, study
and become a doctor to help people."

Caesar, a 16-year old from Pakistan's tribal area of Bajaur, offered
the daily Muslim afternoon prayer at the spot where he sleeps in the
warehouse, then talked about how the minors on their own help take care
of each other, with the older ones guiding the younger ones.

"It is difficult to live under these circumstances but still safer than hometowns here we live in fear for our lives," he said.

Muhammed Muheisen is The Associated Press' chief photographer for the
Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan and a two-time Pulitzer Prize
winner.___

Amber Bracken@Amber_Bracken

Police finally came towards camp today and went after media on Hwy 1806 first. I was forced out. #StandingRock#FreedomOfThePress

Kevin Frayer Retweeted Amber Bracken

Kevin Frayer added,

Remove
the witnesses first. This is a photojournalist working in Donald
Trump's America. Not in Iran, NK, Egypt, Turkey, Russia, China...

tweet via Kevin Frayer @kevinfrayer, 22 February 2017

Amber Bracken@Amber_Bracken

A man watches his home burn. He lit it up in ceremony to save it from the bulldozers.Kevin Frayer Retweeted Amber Bracken

Kevin Frayer added,Follow @AmberBracken at Standing Rock where police are preparing to evict protesters on an executive order from Donald Trump. #dapl #trump

A wigwam goes up in ceremonial flames on the eve of an eviction by army corp of engineers.: image via Amber Bracken@Amber_Bracken, 21 February 2017

Eyewitness - Chinese workers take a break after a light snowfall on the Great Wall near Beijing. @guardian @guardianphotos @GettyImagesNews: image via Kevin Frayer @kevinfrayer, 23 February 2017

In the limo, one last look at the speech

And @SpeakerRyan gavels the Joint Session of Congress to a close.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017Hard to think of a public event more presidential than an Address to a Joint Session of Congress.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017

Hard to think of a public event more presidential than an Address to a Joint Session of Congress.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 Signs an autograph.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017On the way out of the Chamber, shakes hands with Chief Justice, and with members of his Cabinet.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 On the way out of the Chamber, shakes hands with Chief Justice, and with members of his Cabinet.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 Also recognizes Carryn Owens, widow of US Navy SEAL Senior Chief William "Ryan" Owens, who died "a hero" in raid in Yemen.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017Only Republicans stand as Pres Trump says "we will soon begin the construction of a great great wall along our southern border.": image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 Some groans audible in the House Chamber as he announces program to serve victims of immigration crime.: tweet via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017Pres Trump reporting on his first 40 days in office, citing efforts to
reduce government regulations: eliminating 2 for every new 1.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017Some grumbling in the House Chamber as Pres Trump declares, "We have begun to drain the swamp of government corruption...": tweet via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 And a second standing ovation as @SpeakerRyan formally presents the president to the Joint Session of Congress.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 An extended standing ovation for the president as he takes his place on the rostrum.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017

And at 9:04pm/ET, Pres Trump is announced into the House Chamber by the Sergeant-at-Arms, Paul Irving.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017

Members of the president's Cabinet (except one - designated survivor) escorted to their seats.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017

The First Lady and other members of the president's family getting a standing ovation as they arrive in the Gallery.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 Checking out guests in the gallery.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017Would like to know what Pence and Ryan are saying now.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 On the rostrum, @VP and @SpeakerRyan, having amusing chat waiting for members and guests to be introduced and take their seats in House Chamber.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017In the limo, looks like Pres Trump giving his speech one last look before delivering it to a Joint Session of Congress.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 Pres and Mrs Trump emerge from South Portico to board limo for motorcade to the Capitol.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017

Senior Advisor Steve Bannon waiting at "The Beast" for Pres and Mrs Trump to emerge from WH for ride to the Capitol.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017"Looking forward to it," said Pres Trump, asked about his first Address to Congress tonight. (TV Pool photo by @jonkarl1): image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 Then back in the Oval Office, Pres Trump signed another Exec Order he says will make HBCUs "an absolute priority" in the WH.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 Then in Roosevelt Room, Pres Trump signs Executive Order to review EPA
jurisdiction in water regulation. He calls it a "power grab.": image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 Double thumbs up from Pres Trump during 17-sec photo-op in East Room
with National Assn of Attorneys General. "Called them "great people.": image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 In remarks at swearing-in, @VP hailed Wilbur Ross for "first hand experience in the building blocks of the American economy.": image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017 VP Pence administers oath of office to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. Senate confirmed yesterday 72-27.: image via Mark Knoller @markknoller, 28 February 2017